Automatic feeding device for track or flange oilers



G. A. LONG AUTOMATIC FEEDING DEVICE FOR TRACK 0R FLANGE OILERS Augf 17 1926.

Aug. 17 ,1926,

G. A. LONG AUTOMATIC FEEDING DEVICE FR TRACK 0R FLANGE OILERS Filed sept. 8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY tween ,thel niainvvbodgT [portionvand the truck vtial vertical section/of thei.dischargeend of ltheiiozzle.

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enigmatica. aiedseaembeaa-1ee4. 1 .serial 736,451 Y My invention relates to viinprovenient's automatic feeds, for track or ,flange Oilers.` arranged forinstallation on allyehiclesthat 'lille @invention are.. lto provide a feedy adapted e for operation .b v the' pivotal ,movement becant is autematcally Supplied inCeOrdanCe with thetangential variation` and directly inf,

.feed ofgsiinple "and durableconstruction, that is .reliable and ieficiei'it"in.operatiointl close. fittiiigf-and direct '.inaits action, and@ which thrown .out .-,of operation at lVith the above- -andother objects inl `vient. which will 4,appear f as the .description `proceeds, the ,invention consists ofthel novel confV struction, adaptation, arrangement'.andconif bination of .parts v hereinafter described and? claimed.: These robj ects s are accomplished byfl illustrated'. Vin. ythe accom"panying,e

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Va detail ui'eWinfcentral'vertical-.f` l l .Witha horizontally,disposed :pipe 28 that isA on r`the main, enginelframe 5 lany suitable means,Atube V is4 arranged to supply pressure from. a yxsteain orlair compressor `Yigun .on tracks,v andthe'principal objects offLtanl'diiot shown) ,to said lubricant@tankn as will be .readily understood`v YSaidlubricant bera'ise'd byjineans. of arodlj?. Which :passes upwardly through a stuflingbozr18,VA ."l/Vhile this piston, arrangement isshownin the c lrawings, :it 'is notconsidered ,.necessa`ity, as

`the' air or steam pressure would force fthe lubricant/downwardly l'if same Were yeliminated.v I 'f dependingpipe 19 communicates .with

the bott-empf thelubricant tank'll .and is V,j arovi,ded with acontrol value2@ Thetcore v2l offsaid valveis provided .Witha conduit v212,.;a1d, by `means of-A anexterior handle 23, saidl Ycore ,isfturned inthe. direction-indicated .tanl isfprovided Withga filling. spout l5, andf. .a',]l3iston, l:1;6 mounted therein v'is adaptedto bfy-thefsarroiv in, Eig;` l-y to establish a .pass

sageWayv for` the. lubricant ,through said .con-

duit..afsniore`v hereinafter set forth. T he outer end Aofv saidfhandleis v.provided with ,a..knob,24; foruthe- ,reception of the means .for reducing Fig'. 4 isa detail afiewin centralvertical.,provided with a -ball fand socketco-nnection sectionofk .thefeed control valve;f,and Y e Fig. isfa fragmentary detail view in cen-@- Referring ,to the 'drawingsthroughout which lilefrefereiice numerals desigiiatedilenfi parte, thenuineral indicates -tlieinain '.engine frame as a Whole, and the'nurneral 6 designates an .engine truck frame. Saidzf main frame' carriesthe upper saddle 7 of ln detail my invention comprises alubrin H295 andasecondelboiv 30 joins vsaid horizontal-` pipe, topaverticalluv .disposedrpipe .8l-1

`whichispprouided with a ball and socket ballarid socket `c,(iiinection 3 3 Whose ,socket portionis 4Vprovided With ablo'clcinernber :34

yhooked. yendof a lever '25 that, is'vfp'ivotal'ly connected .iv-iththe truck .frame 6,-asat y26. It will. be understood fthat .Ido yEnotnliinit myself to vthis specific, arrangement and `that saine` .isshown asfone. Y

securedlbyfstuds..35 against the outer -face .ofe b acket ,boltedfto the studs p ssthiougha verticabslot provided 4ini said bracket, as clearl'yindicated in Fig of lthe drawings,V to perinit vertical adjustment.

The ball portion of said connection is provided With a depending pipe 37 and a nozzle 38 .is threadedly secure-dv thereto. The discharge end of said nozzle is lprovided With a n threaded recess 39 adapted to receive a plug 40 havingV anV outlet orifice 4l therein, and' it willbe: understood that plugshaving'different'sizes of orifices'may be' substituted therefor in accordance with 'the consistency efe-the lubricant tdbe use which may itmay be stated taatlthc tali and sacks@ connection 33 together with the associated pipe 37 and nozzle 38 constitute the principal elements of a track lubricator similar in all respects to the track lubricator. described in my prior Patent, Number 1,497,- 177, dated June l0, 1924. All of the details of same are fully covered in said patent and no specific recital thereofis herein considered necessary. I consider that a track lubricator embodies the most practical and eflicient means for supplying the lubricant and I have therefore shown my present invention in conjunction with such' means, although it will be expresslyl understood that same may be. used in combination with any form of flange oiler or other similar device and is equally applicable thereto. i

In practical usage it is desirable to install a feed device on both sides of the locomotive adjacent the inner side of the foremost or lead wheels and at a suliicient distance forward therefrom to insure against Contact therewith when the nozzle meets with an obstruction. It is likewise essential that same be secured to some part of the engine which retains a fixed relation with the track, such as the journal box 12, so the nozzle 38 will always be in engageable relation with the gauge side of the rail head. As hereinbefore mentioned, the studs '35 pass through a vertical slot in the bracket 86 thus providing meansl for vertical. adjustment to compensate for any radial variation of the wheels.

TVhen the vehicle is running on straight track the valve 20 is normally closed, as shown in Fig. 4, and no lubricant can pass therethrough. rlhe conduit 22 is so positioned that upon encountering the slightest curve same will instantly open and lubricant will be supplied forthwith. It is well known that the centrifugal force of a train going around a curve increases the weight on the outer rail and decreases that on the inner rail, resulting in a grinding abrasion of the inner side of said outer rail where same impinges the wheel flanges, and thus causes an embrittled condition along the gauge side of the rail headr and the conse-l quent wearing down of the wheely flanges.

It will be understood that the control valve 20 on the device which is positioned on the outer rail curve side will open while the one on the inner side will close simultaneously', and the greater the curve the more lubricant will be supplied. The ball joints 29 and 32 will furnish flexibility and allow for any inequality of movement in the pipe Connections. The lever 25 may be lifted if, at any time, it is desired to throw the apparatus out of operation.

It will now be obvious that I have provided a device which will automatically supply the lubricant at all points where needed and directly in proportion to the needs, thus obviating much of the flange friction that has heretofore resulted in an enormous loss in track and wheel deterioration, track resistance and waste of energy, derailment and damage to life and property.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my device will be readily apparent, and, while I have described the invention with considerable particularity, it will be understood that I intend no limitations within its scope and spirit except in so far as are imposed by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is A railway vehicular automatic feeding 'device for track or flange oilers comprising a lubricant supply tank, gravity pressure means for the lubricant within said tank, a discharge member for applying the lubricant to the track rails, adjustable supports for said discharge member, pipe connections between said tank and discharge member having flexible joints, a globe-valve for said pipes having a conduit therethrough with a funneled receiving end that is normally 'closed when the vehicle is running on straight track, and lever means pivotally secured to the truck portion of the vehicle adapted to revolubly open the valve conduit and discharge lubricant upon the track rails when the wheels of said truck encounter a curve in said track substantial; ly as specified.

GEORGE A. LONG. 

